shackle

C2 noun

shackle /ˈʃæk(ə)l/ nghĩa là xích, xiềng xích, xiềng

Các nghĩa

xích · xiềng xích · xiềng

A restraint fitted over a human or animal appendage, such as an ankle, finger, or wrist, normally used in a pair joined by a chain.

plural-normally

The prisoner lay in shackles in his gloomy cell.
móc chữ U, khóa nối

A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.

broadly · plural-normally
vòng khóa (của ổ khóa)

Part of a padlock that consists of a loop of metal (round or square in cross section) that encompasses what is being secured by the lock.

broadly · plural-normally
vòng nối, móc nối (hàng hải)

A hook, ring, or other device for connecting, holding, lifting, etc.; specifically (nautical), a small incomplete ring secured with a bolt across the ends, used to connect lengths of cable or chain together, or to keep a porthole closed.

broadly · plural-normally
dây xích chân ngựa

Synonym of hobble or hopple (“a short strap tied between the legs of a horse, allowing it to wander a short distance but not to run off”).

broadly · plural-normally
thanh nối toa tàu

A link for connecting railroad cars; a draglink, drawbar, or drawlink.

broadly · plural-normally

+ 2 nghĩa khác

xiềng xích, sự kìm hãm

A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.

figuratively · plural-normally

Virtue's a Shackle, under fair Diſguiſe, / To fetter Fools, vvhile vve bear off the Prize.
Cast off the shackles of yesterday! / Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
đơn vị đo chiều dài xích (12,5 sải)

A length of cable or chain equal to 12½ fathoms (75 feet or about 22.9 metres), or later to 15 fathoms (90 feet or about 27.4 metres).